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Cuomo Prime Time
• Pelosi Accuses Barr of Lying to Congress; A Crime, as Nadler Threatens to Hold Him in Contempt; One-on-One With 2020 Candidate Amy Klobuchar; Trump Says He Won't Let McGahn Testify Before Congress. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Won't Let Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Testify to Congress; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is Interviewed about Trump Not Letting McGahn Testify to Congress; House Speaker Pelosi Accuses Barr of Lying to Congress; Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) Is Interviewed About A.G. Barr. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• British Parliament First to Declare Environmental Emergency; U.S. House of Representatives Passed its First Major Legislation on Climate; Gavin Newsom (D-CA), is Interviewed About Climate Change and Climate Activists; American's Longest War Enters its Sixth Round of Peace Talks; John Sopko, U.S. Special Inspector General for the Afghanistan Reconstruction, is Interviewed About the War Between the U.S. and Afghanistan; C. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Pelosi Speaks after Barr Fails to Appear in Front of House Judiciary; A "Reality Check" on Consistencies/Inconsistencies from Barr's Testimony. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• A "Reality Check" on Consistencies/Inconsistencies from Barr's Testimony; Head of Venezuela's Secret Police Breaks with Maduro; Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) Discusses Pelosi Saying Bill Barr Lied to Congress, a Crime; Barr Failed to Appear Before House Judiciary Committee. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House Lashes Out at Mueller Report; Attorney General Bill Barr Under Fire. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Sanders Slam House Democrats As Barr Skips More Questioning; Biden Criticized for Saying China "Is Not Competition For Us". Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Says He Won't Let Don McGahn Testify To Congress; Don's Take On The Legal Battle Over The Mueller Investigation; Nancy Pelosi Says Barr Lied To Congress And That's A Crime; Liberals And Conservatives Polar Opposites; William Barr's Handling Of The Mueller Report; Escalating Feud Between Attorney General Barr And The House Judiciary Committee. Aired 10-11p ET
• Rep. Jamie Raskin (D) Maryland Was Interviewed About President Trump Not Allowing McGahn To Testify And Attorney General Barr's No- Show At A Hearing; No Such Thing As Friend In Politics; NYT: FBI Investigator Met Undercover With Trump Campaign Aide In 2016; Trump Insults Kamala Harris, Calls Her "Nasty"; Remembering Riley Howell, College Student Who Lost His Life Stopping School Shooter. Aired 11p- 12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Attorney General Barr Refuses to Show Up at House Judiciary Hearing Today; Nadler Threatens to Hold AG Barr in Contempt of Congress; William Barr a No Show as House Judiciary Hearing Gets Underway; DOJ Misses Deadline to Turn Over Unredacted Mueller Report. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Democrats React to Barr's No-Show at Hearing; Barr Missing Judiciary Hearing; Nadler Addresses Barr's Absence. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Barr A No-Show At House Judiciary Hearing; Vigil To Honor College Students Killed In UNC Charlotte Shooting; Interview With Rep. Ted Lieu; Interview With Rep. Lofgren. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump's Highest Polling Approval Rating as Economy Posts Strong First Quarter Growth; Interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Live Statement from Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Top White House Counsel Writes AG Barr About Mueller Report; AG Barr No Show At House Judiciary Hearing; Facebook Is Purging Several High Profile Names From Its Platforms. Aired: 2-2:30p ET
• Early Polls Show Most Top Democrats Lading Trump Head to Head; Hillary Clinton Popping Up During 2020 Discussions; Frenemies: Barr Rakes Multiple Jabs at Mueller in Hearing; UNCC Shooting Suspect Waives Right to Appear in Court; White House Lawyer Complained to A.G. Barr that Mueller Should Have Reached Obstruction Decision. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New York City Subway Bomber Plotter Spared More Jail Time; White House Lashes Out at Mueller Report; Attorney General Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Baltimore Mayor Resigns Amid Book Deal Scandal; Trumps Fed Pick Withdraws After Sexist Remark Firestorm; Family of Stanford Admittee Paid Scam Mastermind $6.5 Million; U.S. Seeks Ways to Get Money to Venezuela's Guaido. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Competing Narratives From Venezuela; A New Emperor Takes The Throne In Japan; New Complaints Of The How The U.S. AG Summarized The Mueller Report; Assange's U.S. Extradition Battle Begins Thursday; U.K. Minister Sacked After Admitting U.K. Would Use Huawei Equipment in 5G Network; Senator's Quote on Trump Turns Into Internet Memes. Aired 12-1a ET
• Hundreds Arrested as Police Clash with Demonstrators; U.K. Defense Secretary Sacked over Huawei Leak; Olympian with Elevated Testosterone Loses Appeal; India Braces for Powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani; A Jewish Girl's Past Brought to Life on Instagram; Facebook CEO Promises Greater Data Security; Barr Defiantly Defends Handling Of Mueller Report; Democrats Grill Attorney General Over Mueller Report; Multiple Democrats Call On William Barr To Resign; Multiple Democrats Call on William Barr To Resign; Trump Praises Barr: He Did A Great Job; Guaido Calls For Third Day of Anti-Maduro Protests. Aired 1-2a ET
• Attorney General Barr Defends Handling Of Mueller Report Amid Furore; Julian Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks In Prison; Head of Venezuela's Secret Police Breaks With Maduro; Olympian With Elevated Testosterone Loses Appeal; SpaceX Mission To International Space Station Delayed; Senator's Quote Turns Into Internet Memes. Aired 2-3a ET
• Battle Brewing Between House Democrats and A.G. Barr; Political Unrest in Venezuela Continues; Julian Assange Faces Court for Multiple Charges; Juan Guaido Calls For Third Day Of Anti-Maduro Protest; WikiLeaks Founder Assange Sentenced To 50 Weeks; U.S. Attorney General Defends Handling Of Mueller Report; U.K. Defense Secretary Sacked Over Huawei Leak; Huawei Sales Rising, While Apple And Samsung Slump; Landmark Decision May End Olympic Champ's Run; India On Alert For Cyclone Fani; Climate Change Report; Tourist On The DMZ; Holocaust Eva's Diary; Picture Perfect Of Princess Charlotte; Royal Wedding In Thailand. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• White House Complained to Barr; Pelosi Accuses Barr of a Crime; Nadler Options after Barr's No-Show. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• GOP Senators Deflect from Barr by Blaming Obama, FBI; Trump's Fed Pick Withdraws after Sexist Remark Firestorm; Pentagon Says Military Sexual Assaults Increase Sharply. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• More Democrats Join Calls for Barr to Resign; Barr Refuses to Testify Before House Hearing Today; Guaido Urges Third Day of Protests and Government Worker Strike; President Maduro Blames U.S. for Upheaval; Assange Fights U.S. Extradition at London Hearing; India Braces for Tropical Cyclone Fani; Messi Smashes in Goal Number 600 at Barcelona; Duke and Duchess of Sussex Keeping Royal Birth Private; Family Paid $6.5 Million to Mastermind Behind College Scandal; Girl's Holocaust Diary Reaches New Generation on Instagram. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Judiciary Committee Trying to Set Mueller Testimony for This Month; Elizabeth Warren Revives Feud with Joe Biden; Interview with Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA). Aired on 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Attorney General William Barr Refuses to Testify; Attorney General Testifies on Mueller Report; Joe Biden Downplays China Threat; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Attorney General William Barr Rejects House Hearing; Republicans Continue to Focus on Clinton E-mail; Joe Biden Gets Pushback for China Remarks; Anti-Government Protests Rage in Venezuela. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Attorney General Barr Refuses Second Day of Testimony; Biden: China Not a U.S. Competitor; Family Pays $6.5 Million to College Scandal Mastermind; Game of Thrones Gesture; Kentucky Derby Favorite Out of Race. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Attorney General Bill Barr's Testy Testimony; Joe Biden Gets Pushback For China Remarks; Government Protests Rage In Venezuela. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Pelosi Says Barr Committed a Crime; Barr Testimony Conflicts with Mueller Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Moore Withdrew From Federal Reserve Consideration; Trump on 2020: I Think Biden Would Be Easier Opponent; Likely Voters Choose Multiple 2020 Democrats Over Trump; Trump Administration Makes Its Case for Killing ObamaCare. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Barr Refuses to Testify Before House Hearing Today. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• CNN New Poll Numbers; Family Paid $6.5 Million in Admissions Scandal; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Buck Royal Tradition; Storms Hit the Midwest; Holzhauer Wins 20th Straight Game; Trebek Opens up about Cancer. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Barr is Refusing to Testify Before a House Hearing Today; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is Interviewed about Barr Testimony. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• CNN Reality Check: Did Attorney General Barr Mislead Congress?; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Discusses Attorney General Barr's Testimony; Venezuela Braces For More Protests Today. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Attorney General William Barr Does Not Agree to Testify before House Judiciary Committee; Senate Questions Attorney General William Barr on Mueller Report; Robert Mueller to be Called to Testify before Congress; Sen. Michael Bennet Announces 2020 Presidential Bid; Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) is Interviewed About AG Barr Refusing to Testify Before House Hearing Today. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• The Case for Striking Down Obamacare; Graham's F-Bomb Goes Viral; College Admissions Scandal Widens. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• The U.S. Attorney General Gets Defensive And Is Refusing To Appear At A House Hearing; Protesters In Venezuela Gear Up For A Third Day Keeping The Pressure On President Nicolas Maduro; WikiLeaks Founder Begins Lengthy Legal Battle To Fight Being Sent To The United States. Aired: 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Attorney General Barr Refuses to Testify at House Hearing; Tropical Cyclone Fani Picks Up Speed Ahead of Landfall; Maduro Shows Off Military Loyalty in New Video. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Pelosi Says Barr Lied to Congress and "That's a Crime"; Poll: Trump Approval on Economy Hits New High; Manhunt for U.S.-Based Activist Accused in Attack of North Korean Embassy in Spain; Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Sen. Mark Warner (D) Virginia; White House Lashes Out At Mueller Report; Attorney General Bill Barr Under Fire; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) California Accuses Barr Of Lying To Congress As Democrats Weigh Holding Attorney General In Contempt; Trump Won't Let Former White House Counsel McGahn Testify; FBI Sent Undercover Investigator To Meet Up With Trump Campaign Adviser Papadopoulos To Probe Possible Ties To Russia; Tension Growing Between U.S. And Russia Over Venezuela Crisis; Facebook Bans Controversial Users Deemed "Dangerous." Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Democrats Threaten Legal Action Against U.S. Attorney General; Nadler Threatens to Hold Barr in Contempt of Congress; House Panel Faced Empty Chair; Justice Department Defies Subpoena to Release Redacted Mueller Report to Congress; Maduro Seeks to Display Military Loyalty; Guaido Urges Government Workers to Strike; Russia Continues to Support Maduro; U.K. Has History of Not Extraditing Hackers to America; Waiting for Storm on East Coast of India. Aired 2-3p ET